It's probably not even bird flu, yet.
Remember to get your flu shots every year, and a reminder that sine common diseases like covid can take a toll on your immune system and harm your ability fight off other diseases, especially in the few months after infection.
That might be why you've been hearing a lot of "why am I sick all the time" in the past couple years.
Key Points
• Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated and continues to increase across the country.
• During Week 5, of the 4,377 viruses reported by public health laboratories, 4,264 were influenza A and 113 were influenza B. Of the 3,458 influenza A viruses subtyped during Week 5, 1,857 (53.7%) were influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, 1,601 (46.3%) were A(H3N2), and 0 were A(H5).
• Outpatient respiratory illness is increasing and remains above baseline nationally for the tenth consecutive week. All 10 HHS regions are above their region-specific baseline.
• One human infection with an influenza A(H1N2) variant (A(H1N2)v) virus was reported.
• No new influenza A(H5) cases were reported to CDC this week. To date, human-to-human transmission of influenza A(H5) virus has not been identified in the United States.
• Ten pediatric deaths associated with seasonal influenza virus infection were reported this week, bringing the 2024-2025 season total to 57 pediatric deaths.
• CDC estimates that there have been at least 24 million illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 deaths from flu so far this season.
• CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older get an annual influenza (flu) vaccine.1
• There are prescription flu antiviral drugs that can treat flu illness; those should be started as early as possible and are especially important for patients at higher risk for severe illness.2
• Influenza viruses are among several viruses contributing to respiratory disease activity. CDC is providing updated, integrated information about COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity on a weekly basis.